Poet & illustrator
Edward Lear
Made his living drawing birds for ornithologists, and wrote the nonsense verse he is remembered for as a sideline. He had epilepsy and hid it his whole life.
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised but which term he never used.
- Born
- 1812-05-12, London, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1888-01-29, Sanremo, ItalyA Sunday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1812-05-12, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 21°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 12°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 19°02′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 6°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 7°29′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 21°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 12°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 19°13′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1888-01-29, Sanremo, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 9°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 16°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 29°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 23°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 2°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 2°36′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 17°13′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 27°17′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 3°05′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Edward Lear was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.